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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Track and Field Send Two to NCAA Championships
6/21/1999 | Track and Field
June 2, 1998
OXFORD, Miss. -- Sophomore Tisha Parker and freshman Brandy Mack, members of the Ole Miss Lady Rebel track and field squad, will begin competition in the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Wednesday, June 3. The NCAA Championships are being held at the University of Buffalo in Buffalo, N.Y.
Parker will participate in the long jump competition, while Mack will represent Ole Miss in the 400-meter hurdles. The long jump preliminaries and finals will be held on Wednesday beginning at 5:00 p.m. (CT), and the 400-meter hurdles preliminaries will also be run on Wednesday at 5:25 p.m. (CT). The 400-meter hurdles finals will take place on Friday, June 5 at 5:20 p.m. (CT).
"Tisha and Brandy have worked very hard all season to earn their spots in the NCAA Championships," said Ole Miss head coach Joe Walker. "Both Tisha and Brandy will get the opportunity to compete against some of the nation's top athletes at the NCAA Championships, and hopefully that will give them a little extra motivation to perform at their utmost potential. They have continued to train hard since the SEC Championships, and I feel confident they will be ready to compete this week."
A Houston, Texas native, Parker qualified for competition in the long jump at the NCAA Championships with a mark of 21-4 1/4, which she set at the Bulldog Invitational on May 9. Her jump of 21-4 1/4 is an Ole Miss school record and is the third best jump in the collegiate ranks this season. Parker placed second in the event at the Southeastern Conference Championships with a jump of 20-10.
Mack, a native of Akron, Ohio, qualified for the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 58.35 seconds in the event. Mack set her school-record time of 58.35 seconds with a fourth-place finish in the event at the SEC Championships on May 24. The previous school record in the 400-meter hurdles was 58.57 seconds set by Stacy Hudson in 1994. Mack's time of 58.35 seconds is the 16th best in the collegiate ranks this season.
